offline

adjective

off·​line ˈȯf-ˈlīn 

variants or less commonly off-line

1

: not connected to or served by a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system

One of the servers is offline.

… we suggest you keep a backup of your digital assets in offline storage, too. This storage can provide some cushioning if your online investment disappears in an instant.

—The Denver (Colorado) Post

also : done or occurring independently of such a system

our online and offline lives

offline activities/events

Movies and shows can be downloaded via the app for offline viewing.

—Dan Auty

2

of a person : not available (as for communication) especially by way of the the Internet

She was having computer trouble, she told him, and would be offline for a while.

—Mark Warren

off-line adverb

Examples of offline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The website was offline as of Wednesday, while data is no longer available on the app for numerous cities including China’s Beijing, India’s Mumbai and Thailand’s Bangkok, all of which were among the world’s most polluted cities Wednesday according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality-monitoring company. —Peter Guo, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025

Tobias obtained texts of former Basin Holdings President Tyler Hassen, now a DOGE official embedded within the Department of the Interior, asking a Bureau of Reclamation official about when the Jones Pumping Plant near Tracy would resume functioning after being offline for planned repairs. —Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025

And the good news is Tangle Teezer, their sales right now are 50% online, 50% offline. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

While Fortnite servers were offline at the time of writing, the wait shouldn't be too long. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

Preserving websites for the future In some cases, entire webpages are offline. —Alejandro Paz, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025

The acquisition excludes the AI Pin device, which will cease functioning on February 28, 2025, as Humane's servers go offline. —Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Finding a Healthy Balance Ultimately, Bullock emphasized that there's no right or wrong way to celebrate Valentine's Day, online or offline. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Peacock Premium Plus is the exact same as Peacock Premium except subscribers won’t have to watch ads and can stream their shows offline on their mobile devices. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for offline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine

Kids Definition

offline

adjective

off·​line

ˈȯ-ˈflīn

1

: not connected to or controlled by a computer

an offline printer

2

: not available (as for communication) especially by way of the Internet

she was offline all day

off-line adverb